1997 Miracle Yearbook

This year marks the fourth year for Assistant Professor of Physical Educa- tion Paul Orchard as head coach for the Cedarville College men's track and field team.Thefourseniors:DougAmundson, Josh Bell, Dave Swasey, and James Persenaire are the only members of the team from Orchard's first year. For most of the Cedarville College track and field team membersthe May3, National Christian College track meet marked the culmination of a strenuous, yetexciting season. The men placed 3rd out of 15 as a team. The men werethird in the meetbehind Taylor and Malone respectively. The only event in which the men took first place was the 100 meter dash. Junior Linton Ellis defended his title for a sec- ond straight yearin the race. Sophomore Lee Reinhard finished fourth as well. In the 400 meter Senior James Persenaire and Freshmen Nate Jenkins were second and third respectively. Many ofthe dis- tance events were dominated by strong Taylor and Malone athletes. Taylor University's standout Senior James Making Great Strides Men's Track Njoragewasimpressive,winningthe800 meter,1,500meter,and5,000meterraces. Junior Chris Leverette was third in the 400 meter hurdles and also picked up fourthinthe 110high hurdles. Cedarville men finished second in both the 4x100 meter relay and the 4x400 meter relay. Sophomore Jon McGinnisfinished third in the pole vault and Reinhard was sec- ond inthelongjump. JuniorDanHudson threw his way into second place in the discus,third inthejavelin,andfifth in the shot put. SeniorDaveSwasey took third in the hammer throw. McGinnis was honored as an "at large" NCCAA All- American for his vault of 14'6". In the end, the meet saw many good perfor- mances, and the Yellow Jackets had a solid score as a team. With theconclusionoftheregularsea- son competition, a few members of the men's team traveled to Atlanta, GA,to compete at the NAIA National meet. McGinnis was named NAIA All-Ameri- canforhis vaultof15'3"and SeniorSteve McGillivray ran very well in the mara- thon. Swasey and Hudson represented the throwers in Atlanta, while Leverette and JuniorDaveReasetpersonalrecords in the 400 hurdles and 800 meter races respectively. Looking back on the season for the men, it is evident that this team per- formed well in spite of youth and many injuries near the end ofthe season. The majority of the members are freshmen and sophomores. They will return next year after a summer of conditioning to pick up their specific events again and build upon what they have done. The men willlose onlyfour seniors,and defi- nitelyexpecttoreturn withanevenstron- ger team for next year. Peter Bednarek Scott Huck row 1:MarkHayner,MichaelFreeman,ChrisLeverette,EricCrawford,Brian Hilty,DavidRea,GregM.Johnson,Josh Bell,NateJenkins,Jon McGinnis. row 2:Ben H.Thompson,Craig Shank,Lee Reinhard,Jeremy Margene,Nathan Arndt,Dan Freeman,Pete Gruhlke,Greg Havens,ScottRuhlman,Joel Peterson,Ben Stutzman,Steve McGillivray,Pete Bednarek.row 3: Assistant Coach Elvin King,Scott Walker,Dwayne Bryan,Chris Merrell,James Persenaire,Dan Hudson,Dave Swasey,Nathan Houk,Shawn Graves,Lance Harkleroad, Aaron Margene,Assistant Coach John McGillivray,Head Coach Paul Orchard. 236 atfifeties.